The rerouted pipeline is replete with high-tech leak-detection systems as well, and it was recently green-lighted by Nebraska governor Dave Heineman.

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High-tech options include adaptive cruise control, rear parking assist with cross-path detection and a lane departure system that not only alerts you if the vehicle drifts out of the lane, but gently guides you back between the lane markers.

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No word yet on what the system might cost, but the current pedestrian detection system is typically bundled with other like-minded high-tech features.

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